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Cactaceae
Erect prickly-pear
Opuntia stricta
Also known as Devil's tongue, Opuntia humifusa, Eastern prickly pear, Opuntia bartramii
Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Cactus · Succulent · Drought-Tolerant · Full-Sun · Edible-Fruit · Opuntia · Prickly-Pear · Low-Water · Xeriscape · Spiny
Erect prickly-pear is a bold, sculptural cactus that thrives in full sun and extremely well-drained soil with minimal watering. Water deeply but infrequently, and never let the plant sit in standing water, as root rot is the primary risk. Handle with care as the spines and tiny glochids can easily embed in skin; wear thick gloves when repotting or moving.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly then allow soil to dry out completely before watering again · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Benin, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cayman Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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